Host process for Windows services - all info

Your Windows computer requires various services to keep the operating system working in the background. This includes the host process for Windows services, which can cause disk usage. In this case, you have several options to fix the error.

This is behind the host process for Windows services

When your computer boots up, various Windows services are also started. These usually require a lot of resources, but they are released afterwards. If your PC hangs right at the beginning or is very slow, it may be due to the service "Host process for Windows services". If this is the case for you, you need to perform several steps.

1. Once your computer has started, press the key combination "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "Esc" to open the Task Manager. Check under "Processes", which CPU load the individual services cause.
2. Search for the "Host process for Windows services". If the load here is very high, click it with the right mouse button and select "End Task". Anschließend können Sie Ihren Computer wie gewohnt verwenden.
3. Damit der Fehler nicht mehr auftritt, überprüfen Sie, ob Sie für Ihre Hardware die richtigen Treiber installiert haben und diese auf dem neusten Stand sind.
4. Über die Microsoft Windows Webseite können Sie sich zudem den Process Explorer herunterladen, über den Sie herausfinden können, welche Anwendung den Hostprozess erzeugt und damit den Fehler auslöst.